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Selection of representative natural hazard scenarios for engineering systems
Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 51, Issue 15, Page 3680-3700, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Representative hazard scenarios are essential for many tasks in risk management, such as preparedness and emergency response planning. However, criteria and methods for systematically selecting such scenarios for natural hazards are lacking. From a risk perspective, such scenarios should be selected considering the losses they incur. Hence, we
Hugo Rosero‐Velásquez, Daniel Straub
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Linking small‐scale fisheries co‐management to U.N. Sustainable Development Goals
Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 6, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Small‐scale fisheries account for 90% of global fishers and 40% of the global catch. Effectively managing small‐scale fisheries is, therefore, crucial to progressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Co‐management and community‐based fisheries management are widely considered the most appropriate forms of governance for ...
Patrick Smallhorn‐West +5 more
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 49, Issue 22, 28 November 2022., 2022 Abstract Cover crops have critical significance for agroecosystem sustainability and have long been promoted in the U.S. Midwest. Knowledge of cover cropping variations and impacts of government policies remains very limited. We developed an accurate and cost‐effective approach utilizing satellite fusion data, environmental variables, and machine ...
Qu Zhou +14 more
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Politics &Policy, Volume 50, Issue 5, Page 1053-1066, October 2022., 2022 Abstract This article analyzes the emergence of the Swedish “national system for knowledge‐driven management.” We argue that the system is best understood as a meta‐instrument that is underpinned by an “instrument constituency,” a coalition held together by a joint interest in a particular policy solution.
Erica Falkenström, Stefan Svallfors
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Fires in the Amazon Region: Quick Policy Review
Development Policy Review, Volume 40, Issue 5, September 2022., 2022 Summary Motivation The combination of institutional weaknesses, climate change, and overexploitation is increasingly recognized as endangering the Amazon forest. These three factors made 2020 the worst year for forest fires recorded in the previous 60 years.
Luca Eufemia +4 more
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The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 27, Issue 1-2, Page 37-56, June 2022., 2022 Resumen La reventa de gasolina brasilera en la frontera Venezuela–Brasil es un acontecimiento emergente que facilita el entendimiento sociopolítico nuevo de las estrategias de sobrevivencia locales más allá de la resiliencia social e informalidad en tiempos de crisis.
Morelia Morillo Ramos, Eva van Roekel
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International Social Security Review, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 97-117, April/June 2022., 2022 Abstract In an effort to establish universal health coverage (UHC), Senegal set up two departmental health insurance units (UDAM) to scale‐up health insurance to rural communities. Part of this innovation meant that health insurance was no longer managed by volunteers, but by professionals. Several years after the conclusion of the project in 2017 that
Valéry Ridde +6 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen El entorno alimentario es un factor importante que contribuye a las dietas poco saludables en la niñez y, por tanto, a las crecientes tasas de obesidad. Los países de Latinoamérica han recibido el reconocimiento internacional por su liderazgo en la implementación de políticas dirigidas a distintos aspectos del entorno alimentario.
Ana Clara Duran +7 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen Prevenir la obesidad entre los jóvenes latinos que viven en Estados Unidos y en países latinoamericanos requiere reconocer la especificidad de los contextos y las interacciones entre actividad física (AF) y entorno construido (EC). El objetivo de este artículo es avanzar en la agenda de investigación sobre el EC y la AF con el fin de prevenir ...
Olga L. Sarmiento +11 more
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen Aunque se han hecho avances en el desarrollo y aplicación a gran escala de intervenciones eficaces contra la obesidad infantil, los retos siguen siendo importantes. Nuestro objetivo era comprender las causas del éxito de Estados Unidos y los países latinoamericanos en la implementación de políticas y programas (PYP) contra la obesidad e ...
Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla +6 more
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